Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.48° N 1.79° W

Sandford Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandford Bay sea temperature is
13.5°C
1.8° 

Sandford Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 9AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (08 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (08 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sat morning).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
10
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
1.2
S
5
1.2
S
6
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
N
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.5
NNE
12
0.5
NNE
12
0.5
NNE
12
1.3
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.2
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
45
43
60
42
43
44
43
50
80
89
66
63
44
49
52
33
78
77
75
154
154
131
284
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
20
NW
5
WNW
25
S
35
SSW
40
S
35
S
20
SSW
35
W
30
W
30
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
30
W
25
WSW
35
W
45
W
40
W
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:26PM3.16m
12:14PM3.15m
00:11AM3.36m
12:51PM3.29m
00:52AM3.49m
1:25PM3.37m
Low Tide
5:47AM0.23m
6:03PM0.66m
6:28AM0.07m
6:43PM0.46m
7:06AM0.00m
7:19PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
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7:26
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7:28
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6:22
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6:21
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 mm
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2
7
1
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1
2
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Temp °C
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
13
13
12
11
10
9
9
10
9
8
10
10
10
Feels °C
3
3
3
3
6
8
5
2
2
3
7
6
6
6
4
3
2
3
2
-1
-1
2
1
2
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